Die Marquise von O...

Mar 27 2015 PG 1h 42m
Drama, History

A German Marquise has to deal with a pregnancy she cannot explain and an infatuated Russian Count.

Plot

During the attack on an Italian town by Russian forces, the Marquise of O., the daughter of the colonel in charge of the defence, is attacked by a group of Russian soldiers. A Russian Count comes to her rescue, and falls in love with her. While he is away, she discovers that she is pregnant, though she cannot explain how that happened. Her father repudiates her, and she has to reject the Count while trying to find out who the father of her child is.

Written by

Éric Rohmer, Heinrich von Kleist

Directed by

Éric Rohmer

Production Countries

Germany, France

Production Companies

HR, Artemis Film, Janus Filmproduktion GmbH, Les Films du Losange, Janus Films, Gaumont

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award9 wins & 4 nominations total

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